underfunded
UK/,ʌndə'fʌndid/US/ˌʌndəˈfʌndɪd/
Definitions
adj.
Not given enough money to operate properly
资金不足的，经费短缺的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedunder- (insufficiently) + fund + -ed = funded below what is needed.
Root fund still carries 32 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.chronically underfunded长期资金不足
- 2.severely underfunded严重经费短缺
- 3.underfunded schools经费不足的学校
Example Sentences
- 1.
The hospital is chronically underfunded and short of staff.